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Federal Budget looms as housing market enters ‘peak uncertainty’

Market enters peak uncertainty as rate rises, inflation pressures and the looming Federal Budget weigh on confidence

Industry News

Investor sentiment on edge as major agencies warn Budget tax overhaul could reshape housing market

The proposed tax changes could spook the private investors who supply most of Australia’s rental housing - at a time…

Holly Ransom will be taking the stage at AREC 2026. Image: Supplied
Features

Holly Ransom on why curiosity is the new real estate currency

The Fulbright Scholar, bestselling author of The Leading Edge, and global leadership expert on why real estate agents…

Partner Content

Why top agents are ditching big franchises to go boutique

Why high-performing agents are ditching global franchises to build leaner, more profitable boutique brands in 2026

News

What Your Investor Clients Are Googling Right Now

The negative gearing and CGT changes explained – what’s actually happening, what’s not, and what to say when…

Industry News

Victoria greenlights $330m build-to-rent projects adding 800 rental homes

Two Melbourne towers approved under fast-track program, but housing groups call for transparency on developer contributions.

Features

Would a salaried agent give a more honest appraisal?

What if the way agents are paid is shaping the industry's biggest problems — from trust and burnout to who succeeds in the first place?

Features

Inside the real estate businesses where motherhood and mentorship overlap

Features

Gold Coast property market reshaped by interstate migration, supply constraints and luxury demand

Elite Agent TV

Teach ChatGPT to Write Like You – Not a Robot

In Episode 10 of The AI Edit, Samantha McLean walks through building a custom GPT loaded with a personal voice print — so AI-generated content sounds like you, not a template.

Features

AI isn’t just changing how you market property. It’s changing the property itself

Elite Agent TV

Watch ChatGPT Draft a Real Estate CMA all on its own

Agent Stories

Move-in ready strategy delivers sale in one week for Cessnock family home

Bryce Gibson's compressed marketing strategy and move-in ready presentation delivered 12 groups to the first open and a sale within seven days for a Cessnock family home.

Agent Stories

First-home buyer snaps up Aberdare unit after strategic campaign delivers $525,000 result

Agent Stories

Social media pre-launch drives five-party competition in Muswellbrook

Features

Inside the PM model fixing burnout and lifting performance

Katie Knight reflects on 20 years in property management, highlighting industry change, mental health pressures, and a shift from administration to advisory roles.

Property Management

‘A wake-up call’: Industry braces for impact after 2Apply privacy ruling

2Apply found in breach of Privacy Act: what the landmark ruling means for renters and real estate agencies

Industry News

Rental market hits affordability ceiling as record-low vacancies fail to lift rents

Domain says renters have reached their financial limit, with record-low vacancy rates failing to drive broad rent increases across Australia’s capital cities.

Industry News

Retail property momentum stalls as geopolitical risks bite

After delivering the strongest commercial property returns in 2025, Australia's retail sector faces fresh headwinds from rising fuel costs and interest rate increases.

Features

Sarah Broad joins rare ranks of female commercial real estate owners

Commercial

Brisbane tops commercial yields as most markets see declines

Commercial

Sydney’s Oaks Hotel sells for $140m after four-year bidding saga

Beyond the ban: Eight leaders on fixing real estate’s trust problem

Eight industry leaders go on the record to challenge the "false read" of GCI metrics, call for an end to…

Contributor

Budget needs to focus on action, not talk to fix housing crisis

LJ Hooker calls for Budget action to redirect property tax revenue into housing supply, affordability…

What the 2026 Federal Budget should focus on to fix housing

As Australia heads into the federal budget, housing policy should focus on boosting supply, protecting…

Contributor

ANZAC Day: perspective in a time of noise

A powerful ANZAC Day reflection on courage, sacrifice, and national unity through the lens of…

Contributor

Readers respond: The mirror talks back

We held up the mirror. The industry talked back. From underquoting in NSW to over-quoting…

Contributor

Shorts

AI & Technology
The real estate industry is a leader in AI adoption. Photo: Getty

Property sector leads AI adoption at nearly 70 per cent

New NAB research shows real estate and property services are outpacing all other industries in…

The AI Edit Ep. 8: You don’t need the biggest crowd you need the right one

Every agent walks into a vendor appraisal with a marketing schedule. Most of them, as…

Construction has lagged other industries in productivity for decades, but AI is starting to change that. Image: Getty

Can AI solve the construction industry’s productivity problem?

Construction has lagged other industries in productivity for decades, but AI is starting to change…

Samantha Mclean The AI Edit

Do You Actually Know Who You’re Presenting To?

How well do you actually know the person sitting across the table at a listing…

How to find your next hire in the age of AI

With AI tools making resumes and cover letters flawless, traditional hiring methods are breaking down.…